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Today's News

  • Catholic Church’s blame game hollow

        Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a second. The Catholic Church is blaming the 1960s for its child molestation scandals?
        A five-year study released by John Jay College of Criminal Justice seems to suggest as much.

        The study was undertaken at the request and with the financial support of America's Roman Catholic bishops. The report links the spike in child abuse by priests in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s to, the study says, “the importance given to young people and popular culture.”

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  • New LDS church opens north of Glenwood

        The Glenwood ward of the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) has opened a new  house of worship in Mills County.

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  • The water is coming

        With the Missouri River expected to reach historic levels this week, Mills County officials are urging residents in the western part of the county to prepare for anticipated major flooding.    

        The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it predicts the Missouri River will reach levels 5 - 7 feet above flood stages at most locations in Iowa and Nebraska by mid-June. The agency said some areas could remain inundated with water throughout July and August.

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  • East Mills softball falls in shootout, 21-14

        The East Mills girls 20 hits was not enough as the Wolverines fell 21-14 to Stanton in a Corner Conference softball showdown last Tuesday.
        The 2 hour, 23 minute game featured 33 hits and a dozen errors between the two teams.

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  • Wolverines maul Vikings in 14-0 win

        Five different players recorded at least two hits for the East Mills baseball team in a 14-0 five-inning victory over Villisca on Friday.
        The Wolverines (2-1) had 15 hits in the win. Luke Schafer, Daniel Duysen and Charlie Ruff each had three hits and Colby Jennings and David Howell two hits each. Jennings also drove  in two runs and Ruff added two RBIs.
        Ruff earned the win on the hill, allowing one hit and striking out four in five innings of work.

    East Mills 14,
    Stanton 10

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  • Glenwood baseball suffers first loss of season

        Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln took advantage of five Glenwood errors in the second innings to propel the Lynx to a 10-5 victory on Saturday at the Clarinda Tournament.
        The loss was the Rams' first in eight games this season.
        Glenwood committed six errors in the game leading to six unearned runs. Sophomore right-hander Justin Fisher recorded the loss for Glenwood.

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  • Glenwood softball stays perfect with 9-0 record

        The Glenwood softball team improved to 9-0 on the season with a 3-0 weekend at the Atlantic Softball Tournament.
        The Rams knocked off Walnut 11-1 and Treynor 6-1 before defeating Carroll 8-4 in the pool title game.
        “This was a good measuring stick for us,” said Glenwood coach Tim Stanton. “Carroll came in 9-1 and we came out and played really well. If we can get eight runs with the way Molly (Bryan) has been pitching, we’re going to be tough to beat.”

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  • Glenwood girls returning to state soccer tournament

        For the second straight season the Glenwood girls soccer team is headed to the Iowa State Soccer Tournament.

        The Rams jumped on Denison early and never let up in a 4-1 Regional Championship win at Denison on Monday night.
        The Rams (14-1) will open the first round of state play on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. against A-D-M/Van Meter (13-3) at the Muscatine Soccer Complex.

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  • Glenwood boys soccer falls in first round at state

        The Glenwood boys state tournament frustrations continued on Thursday with a 2-1 loss to Dubuque Wahlert in the opening round of the Class 3A State Soccer Tournament at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines.

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  • Ram baseball off to 3-0 start

        The Glenwood baseball team moved to 3-0 on the season with a 16-2 rout of Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson on Friday.
        Alec Forbes improved 2-0 after allowing two hits, no earned runS and fanning six in four innings of work.
        Kyle Wheeler and Taylor Kaufman led a nine-hit Glenwood attack with two hits each. Kaufman also drOve  in three runs.
        In a ll seven different Rams recorded at least one hit.

    Glenwood 13,
    C.B. St. Albert 3

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